Jul 5, 2018
Shedding Light on the Dark
By Katie Neitz Christopher J. Lee, associate professor of history, has been awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend…
History
Apr 12, 2018
Legendary Artist Christo Visits
By Bill Landauer For two weeks in summer 2016, Lake Iseo in the mountains of Northern Italy was born again. People strolled along thoroughfares made of…
Mar 26, 2018
Must-See TV
By Katie Neitz John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Donald L. Miller acted as principal historical adviser and script consultant for a new documentary…
Mar 17, 2018
How Tech is Making Us Tired
By Katie Neitz Associate Professor of History Chris Lee knows jet lag—well. In the past 12 months, his body clock has experienced its share of turbulence…
Mar 2, 2018
Ambassador Marcia Bernicat ’75 to Speak at Commencement
Marcia Bloom Bernicat ’75, U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, will be the principal speaker at Lafayette’s 183rd Commencement on May 19 and will be awarded…
Dec 9, 2017
Setting the Record Straight on Historic Failure
By Katie Neitz In-depth research and meticulous attention to detail are fundamental to successful historical narratives. But it takes engaging writing…
Dec 6, 2017
Outcasts of Empire
By Katie Neitz When it comes to the history of the Japanese Empire, one event—Pearl Harbor—overshadows all others. (A day that lives in infamy, indeed…
Sep 18, 2017
Changing How We View the History of British Drama
By Bill Landauer The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Lafayette a $125,000 grant for the College’s part in continuing to build a digital…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…
Jan 17, 2017
A Taste of South America
Prof. Rebekah Pite uses Fulbright Grant to study food culture in Argentina.